modify
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The IRS can modify its formula that sets RMD amounts for any given year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Now that scientists better understand how to modify these materials, researchers say additional work is needed to improve their stability, predict their behavior more accurately, and evaluate their performance in real-world technologies.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Washington is now seeking to modify the agreement to allow for American troops to stay in Greenland indefinitely, beyond potential Greenlandic independence from Denmark, according to the officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The solution would be either a cost-cap allowance to modify the chassis to accept larger tanks, or slightly shorter races.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Birth records are not kept in a very uniform or organized way for Africans, and Winnie found that it was not hard to modify her documents to show that Zindzi was bom a year earlier.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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